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Oxaliplatin belongs to the group of medicines called antineoplastics. It is used to treat cancer of the colon or rectum. Oxaliplatin is usually given along with other medicines to treat cancer.
Oxaliplatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal ce... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Colon Cancer | 51 |
84% |
| Head and Neck cancers | 1 |
100% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 85% (53
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Oxaliplatin Reviews
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What can I say? God bless this drug because anyone who has had it cusses it! All during treatment my hands, feet, mouth, hurt. I was afraid I would never again be able to eat or drink or hold anything cold.
I have been 3 months out of treatment and the pain and numbness in my hands and feet is still bad. In fact it is worse now then during treatment. I am now on lyrica to help with nerve regeneration. It is still too soon to tell if it is going to work. I really want to get off the pain meds.
I have been 3 months out of treatment and the pain and numbness in my hands and feet is still bad. In fact it is worse now then during treatment. I am now on lyrica to help with nerve regeneration. It is still too soon to tell if it is going to work. I really want to get off the pain meds.
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Yes, Nose bleeds, weakness
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I hate the numbness
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Immediate nerve damage, more nausea & diarrhoea
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I was in a clinical study. This treatment is not used for the early stage now, but very effective for the late stadium.
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caused neurapathy
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Again, not sure if working. Do have trouble with cold items for about 5 days after treatments.
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He had a bad reaction to the Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) and discontinued it after 3 treatments. His met decreased in size by 50% which allowed him to have a liver resection.
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It was working until one day last year her body just rejected it and she became unconcious and lost her pulse. The doctors took almost 15 minutes to resusitate her.
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Again, not sure if working. She does have trouble with cold items for about 5 days after treatments.. well, at first.. now it seems to not be going away between treatments
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I finished FOLFOX treatment 18 months ago for stage 3 colo rectal cancer. I did not do it easily or comfortably, but it seems to have worked extremely... [More]
